PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Erwin Hartmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Whonjon William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hartmann might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out. Erwin Hartmann has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hartmann
vs
William

190 cm
35
189 lbs
26 - 20 - 0

170 cm
35
192 lbs
22 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

//buriedALIVE// Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erwin Hartmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Whonjon William!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from William finds it's way through Hartmann's defenses.
Hartmann lands a head shot.
A head kick misses from Hartmann.
William was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A combination from Hartmann does no damage.
William uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hartmann.
Hartmann fails in his attempt to clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Hartmann scores with a four punch combination!
Hartmann connects with an inside leg kick.
Hartmann moves to clinch but William breaks away
and William counters with a nice uppercut.
William ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hartmann moves away.

Hartmann clinches with his opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hartmann misses with the head strike.
Hartmann lands a good knee to the midsection. William won't want to take too many of those.
Hartmann connects with a nasty looking knee right to William's face.
William blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hartmann landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
William is working for takedown but Hartmann is calmly controlling the position for now.
William managing to block the knees to the body from Hartmann.
William can't find room to land a body shot as Hartmann controls the action.
William jumps guard but Hartmann stands there with William around his waist. William gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hartmann definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
William tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hartmann misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hartmann tries to land knees in the clinch but William avoids the damage to the body.
William tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann tries to land knees in the clinch but William avoids the damage to the body.
William manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hartmann blocks an uppercut.
William blocks an uppercut.
Hartmann tries to land knees in the clinch but William avoids the damage to the body.
William tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hartmann just stands there and leans against the cage.
Erwin Hartmann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Whonjon William.
William wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
William tries to land knees in the clinch but Hartmann avoids the damage to the body.
William has Hartmann pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hartmann manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
William drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hartmann goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann misses with a shot to the kidneys.
William on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hartmann trying to land knees to the body.
Hartmann trying to land knees to the body.
Hartmann lands an elbow inside.
William wants to stall.
William misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
William looks to throw an elbow but misses.

William has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Hartmann is trying to keep an underhook but William manages to get the takedown into half guard.
William not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hartmann blocking the ground and pound attempt from William.
Hartmann slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
William postures up in Hartmann's guard and throws a big left but Hartmann blocks it.
Hartmann working a defensive guard here.
Hartmann keeping moving, preventing William from controlling successfully.
Hartmann looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erwin Hartmann dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

William shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hartmann manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
William advances position into side control!
William working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hartmann manages to work his way to half guard, despite William's best efforts.

Hartmann is defending against the submission attempts here by William.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartmann is trying to maintain the position but William is very close to passing his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
William wants to pass to mount but Hartmann is defending the position.
William sitting and controlling from the half guard.
William is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hartmann is not content to let William control the position.
William throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
William thows a huge punch but Hartmann dodges it nicely.
William wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hartmann keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hartmann is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hartmann trying to control here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hartmann manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as William accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hartmann avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann lands a straight punch to the body, keeping William at a distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hartmann, as that shot connected.
Hartmann tries to clinch there but William circles away.
William takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Erwin Hartmann is winning the standup battle so far.
Hartmann tries to clinch up.
William throws a big counter head kick but Hartmann avoids it with no problem.
William swats away the attempt to clinch by Hartmann.
Hartmann throws an ugly left hook that misses
and William counters with a left to the body.
Hartmann swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That kick from Hartmann tenderised William's leg. William is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hartmann wants to clinch

and William counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
William is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
William is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
William wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hartmann keeps working.
Whonjon William has got the better of the ground game so far.
William not landing any meaningful shots this time.
William looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hartmann with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hartmann tries to get to full guard but William has control of the leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hartmann is working hard here to advance position.
William thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hartmann's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Whonjon William showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Hartmann pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A countering left hand to the body from William misses.
William fails with the takedown.
William misses the shot to the body.
Erwin Hartmann is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
William with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hartmann to score with a decent uppercut.

William moves into the clinch.
William wants a takedown.
William jumps guard but Hartmann stands there with William around his waist. William gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Erwin Hartmann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Whonjon William.
William tries for a takedown but Hartmann manages to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
William tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hartmann just stands there and leans against the cage.
William looking for a takedown.
Hartmann tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and William avoids it.
William has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hartmann avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
William tries to throw a body punch but Hartmann avoids it by throwing William back against the cage.
Hartmann misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hartmann tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and William avoids it.
William has Hartmann pushed against the cage.
Hartmann swings away with an uppercut that misses.
William blocks a body shot from Hartmann.
William looking to stall.
Hartmann scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hartmann.
William jumps guard but Hartmann turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann tries to land knees in the clinch but William avoids the damage to the body.
William on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hartmann misses with a short punch on the inside.
William is working Hartmann over against the cage.
William scores with a hook to the body.
William tries to work over Hartmann's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
William tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hartmann smiles and moves away.
Erwin Hartmann is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hartmann tries to clinch up but William circles away and keeps his distance.
Hartmann fails with an attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from William! But no joy.
Hartmann tries to clinch there but William circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from William misses.

Hartmann moves into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
William managing to block the knees to the body from Hartmann.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann working William over with knees to the body.
Hartmann swings wildly with an uppercut but William uses good head movement to avoid it.
William tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hartmann smiles and moves away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! William crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hartmann - the referee stops the clock and William gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hartmann. William manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hartmann misses with a low kick as William jumps back.
William looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hartmann wants to clinch up but William keeps it at a distance.
William doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
William misses with a wild combination.
Hartmann tries to counter by clinching up but William breaks away and moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Hartmann misses
and William counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Hartmann closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from William.
William managing to block the knees to the body from Hartmann.
William on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hartmann lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hartmann pushes off an throws an elbow but William leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hartmann doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Erwin Hartmann has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hartmann tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and William avoids it.
Hartmann keeps the fight in the clinch, despite William's efforts to push away.
Hartmann tries to land knees in the clinch but William avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice elbow from Hartmann.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
William has Hartmann pushed against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Erwin Hartmann showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hartmann has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erwin Hartmann!
A very excited looking Erwin Hartmann made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.